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COVID-19 update Minister Wilson 6 August

Good Afternoon,

I hope you all had an enjoyable Cup Match.

Today there were 655 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and none were positive for COVID-19.

Bermuda now has 157 total confirmed positive cases. Their…

Minister of Labour 6 August update

1 Year Residential Certificate Policy

The Government’s 1 Year Residential Certificate initiative, which invites individuals to work remotely from Bermuda has received a very positive response.  To date we have…

Minister Ming update 6 Aug

Good evening Bermuda,

I wish to begin by extending my thanks to all of you for ensuring that this past Cup Match holiday weekend was as incident-free as possible.

For the most part, residents adhered to the guidelines as set out by…

Ministry of Public Works - Staff Accomplishments and Summer Interns

Good morning and thank you for coming.

As many of you know, I relish every opportunity to deliver good news - and today, I again get to do just that.

Joining me today is a group of outstanding young people, some of whom are summer…

DENR Monitoring and Assessing BELCO Emissions to Ensure Public Safety

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) continues to work with the Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO) to monitor emissions from BELCO following concerns raised by affected area residents.

A plan of action was…

Parasitic Dodder Plant Recently Found Again in Bermuda is a Threat to Native Plant Species

On July 31st, 2020, a former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) employee was gifted a basil plant, which had been purchased at a local plant nursery.

Accompanying the yellowing basil plant was a healthy, vigorously…

Government and union negotiations

Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Wayne Furbert, advised that Government has reached an agreement with some of its union partners on a package of austerity measures “aimed at greatly assisting in reducing its short-term expenditure”.…

COVID-19 Update - 5 Aug

Today there were 734 test results received by the Ministry of Health, and none were positive for COVID-19.

Bermuda has 157 total confirmed positive cases. Their status is as follows:

Financial Assistance and Supplemental Unemployment Benefit

The COVID-19 crisis continues to negatively impact both our local and world economies. Bermuda has experienced a contraction in its labour force. During the peak of the State of Emergency, roughly 9,800 individuals found themselves either unable…

Ministry of Labour Announces New Employment Initiative

The Ministry of Labour is pleased to announce that through a collaboration with Pro-Tone Cleaning Services Ltd (PT), and Bermuda Cleaning Limited (BC), twelve Bermudians will have the opportunity to secure full-time employment over the next six…